Harold H. Murchie

Harold H. Murchie
Harold H. Murchie
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
	In office; 1918–1922
Member of the Maine Senate
	In office; 1928–1934
Chief Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court
	In office; March 8, 1949 – March 7, 1953
Personal details
Born	March 8, 1888
Died	March 7, 1953 (aged 64)
Political party	Republican
Residence	Calais, Maine
Alma mater	Dartmouth College
Profession	Attorney

Harold Hale Murchie (March 8, 1888 – March 7, 1953) was an American politician and judge from Maine. Murchie, a Republican from Calais, Maine, served for 10 years in the Maine Legislature, including two terms in the Maine House of Representatives (1918-1922) and three terms in the Maine Senate (1928-1934). He was elected Senate President for his final term in 1933–1934.

He was appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on March 8, 1949, which was Murchie's 61st birthday. He died in office almost exactly 4 years later, on March 7, 1953.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Murchie was born and raised in Calais and graduated in 1905 from Calais High School.^[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts at Dartmouth College, a Bachelor of Laws at Harvard University and a Doctor of Laws at Boston University.^[3] Murchie's grand daughter, Jessie Briggs Gunther, was the youngest person to serve as judge in Maine when she was appointed at the age of 28 in 1976. She was also the second woman to enter Maine's judiciary branch.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justices, Chronological List". Maine. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ "Calais Academy, Calais, Maine, Class of 1905". Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ "HAROLD HALE MURCHIE" (PDF). Bowdoin College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ Harrison, Judy (July 1, 2012). "Youngest judge appointed in Maine retires after 32 years on the bench". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

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[1] "Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justices, Chronological List". Maine. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[2] "Calais Academy, Calais, Maine, Class of 1905". Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[Bowdoin-3] "HAROLD HALE MURCHIE" (PDF). Bowdoin College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[Harrison-4] Harrison, Judy (July 1, 2012). "Youngest judge appointed in Maine retires after 32 years on the bench". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

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